People in Terra, governing a weird little country

"I don't know, are you interested in participating in this competition on my behalf?"

Fiona blinked excitedly and was about to speak when Rita at the side spoke first:

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Duke, our mission is limited to your protection. The rest of the mission is not within the scope of our Storm Commando's duties."

"Don't be so rigid, Rita. It won't hurt you to join the competition."

The Duke of Caister seemed to be persuading him from the bottom of his heart, which was rare.

"The Casimir Knight Tournament is neither a knighthood nor a competition, let alone a contest. It is just a bunch of gorgeously dressed rabble performing a farce on the stage. In my opinion, their strength is not as good as my gray hats. If you go, won't you be able to win the championship easily?"

"At that time, I have to say that although the overall strength of the knight competition is not very good, the prizes are indeed generous. You can return home with the prize money and the knight title awarded by Casimir. If you round it off, you can be considered a knight noble."

The Duke of Caster was not joking.

She could guarantee that if Rita or Fiona really wanted to participate in the competition, even if they didn't get the first place, as long as they entered the top four who could obtain the "single-word title", she would dare to negotiate with the Grand Knight and turn the "single-word title" with little gold content into a real knight noble title.

This was a small reward for her to support the Grand Knight, and it could also be considered a small attempt to win over the Storm Commandos.

Although the knight nobility of Casimir was useless, it was still a title. It might not be attractive to the daughter of Count White Wolf, but what about Fiona, a country girl?

"You said this was outside the scope of the Stormtroopers' mission. Rita, you are wrong."

The Duke of Caister smiled and said,

“This is not a duty I impose on you, but an opportunity I give you.”

Rita was stunned and subconsciously wanted to continue to refuse. However, just as Duke Caister expected, Fiona on the side finally couldn't help but said with a puzzled look:

"Captain, why can't we go?"

The orange-haired Vaifan girl blinked her innocent eyes, seemingly not understanding why her captain had such strong resistance.

"That's a knight competition. I love watching that. I followed the last competition from morning till night. When the Knights swept the championship, that scene, wow, I still remember it clearly!"

Fiona pulled out the city-breaking spear from behind her, and swung it twice, imitating the sword and spear of the Glory Knight, and posed a standard pose of the Glory Knight at that time - one hand raised the sword and spear and pointed it straight to the sky, the other hand clenched into a fist in front of the chest, legs apart, standing in a big letter position, and shouted loudly in a rather middle school-like manner:

"The family motto is, don't be afraid of hardship and darkness!"

The sound echoed in the room, lingering for a long time.

Duke Caister and Rita were silent for a moment. Only Fiona opened her mouth wide and laughed foolishly:

"Hey, how's the imitation? I think it's pretty cool!"

She said, somewhat discouraged:

"Unfortunately, the Brilliant Knight was disqualified for hiding her identity as an infected person. I haven't heard from her since. Actually, I don't think it matters. Isn't it amazing that an infected person can be so powerful?"

"Ah, that's off topic!"

Fiona suddenly came to her senses and nodded shyly to her captain and Duke of Caister.

"Sorry, sorry. So, Captain, why can't we go?"

"because........"

Rita was also a little confused.

Her intuition told her that this International Games was not that simple. But Fiona's words made sense. The opportunity and qualification to participate in such an event were rare, and no matter how powerful the Duke of Kaster was, it seemed that he could not do anything to Casimir's most grand event.

Forget it, since Fiona is so interested, just take her to see it.

Rita sighed softly and looked at Duke Caister:

"Then thank you, Your Excellency the Duke, for the opportunity."

The Duke of Caister smiled with satisfaction.

This is right.

She had to send someone anyway. If the Storm Commandos didn't want to go, she would probably have to send a Gray Hat to participate.

But as we all know, the gray hat is an intelligence officer and is not very good at fighting. If she were to participate in other events, it would be fine. But if she were to participate in a knight competition, if she was beaten to a pulp, would she, the Duke of Kaister, still have any face?

The Storm Commandos were different. Although their members were young, they were all gifted and masters with special skills. Not to mention Rita's White Wolf bloodline, who could kill the Blood Prince alone when she went crazy, even this... silly and a little bit immature Vaifan girl, just the fact that she raised a military siege spear with one hand and shouted slogans was enough to show her natural power.

But her abilities go far beyond that. She has endless energy, strong physical endurance, and an indomitable will. It can be said that in the realm of mortals, Fiona is a pure numerical monster.

She might not have fully developed yet and couldn't reach the level of Saria, but how could such a pinnacle of mortals come from a mere knight competition in the International Games?

Even if there are, how many can there be? How can Fiona make it to the top four?

What, you mean, what if someone surpasses mortals? Hahahaha, how is that possible?

They didn't believe this even though the Duke of Caster wore a grey hat.

How many people who are beyond ordinary people would care about such a small competition? Do you think that the big guys have so much free time that they either wear Zulijian to practice Tai Chi or chop seafood with swords every day?

Overthinking, too much thinking.

Duke Caister patted Fiona's shoulder with satisfaction:

"Come on, try to get a good ranking, and then I will give you another reward."

"That's not necessary." Rita said quickly, "The Storm Commandos are only dispatched by the Londinium Council. It is our duty to accept the order and protect the Duke's safety. As for rewards, there is no need."

The Duke of Caster glanced at Rita and asked:

"You have brought glory to the country, why can't I reward you?"

Rita replied calmly:

"Let's not talk about whether Fiona can get a place, it's too early to make a conclusion now. Even if she can really represent Victoria and win glory for the country, then it should naturally be the country that rewards her."

"Rigid." Duke Caister snorted coldly and didn't say much.

She was just trying it out of routine, and it didn't matter if her idea was discovered.

The Stormtroopers, and those who still claim to be loyal to "Victoria" until now, will not be able to keep their mouth shut for much longer.

Anyway, in the end, that position will only be hers.

But then again, she was a little curious about who the Duke of Windermere would send.

"It can't be that she comes in person, right?"

...........

"I would like to do it myself, but Ernst won't let me."

The Duke of Windermere shrugged and looked at Delphine.

"Don't look at me like that. He won't let you get on either."

She curled her lips with a look of disdain:

"Humph, what do you mean by that? The arena is full of blood and violence. It would be terrible if we were hurt. Really, what kind of arena is it? Is it more dangerous than the battlefield I've been on?"

After all, she is a legitimate border grand duke, a real military noble. Although her status is not as high as Wellington, who is known as the "Empire's Death Knell", she is still one of the "Empire's Twin Blades" with the same reputation. Her military strength is definitely not something that ordinary people can match. What is there to worry about?

If it wasn't for giving Ernst a chance to show his respect and having some fun, she wouldn't even bother to watch this kind of entertainment competition. After all, how could she not see the trick in it?

Competition? I feel that it is not as valuable as the war games I played with the General Staff. Anyway, the winners are already determined in the end.

Dai Fien could understand Ernst's difficulties to some extent. Her mother was a duke after all. If she were to fight, what would the other party think?

If you win, it's a diplomatic accident; if you lose, it's a matter of human relations; if you get injured, it's a personal accident.

just forget it.

As for herself, she was the heiress. The effect was much the same.

"Mom, you should just send a sword guard."

Daphne sighed softly and made a suggestion.

Each of Windermere's sword guards is a top-notch fighter. Although their full strength can only be exerted in a sword formation, they are not incapable of fighting alone.

Theoretically speaking, it’s enough to play low-end games.

Isn't the knight competition just a low-end game? Fish pond game, okay, I feel like the sword guard goes down and bombs the fish at will.

The Duke of Windermere thought about it and nodded, agreeing with him.

"Then arrange a sword guard."

Simply fry a fish.

Chapter 362: Lich: I'm going to the sports meeting, don't cue me

Leitania, Trillintelme.

The country of music, the country of art, the country of Originium craftsmanship.

Leithania has many names, all of which are famous across the land. But in Terra's recent history, its most famous name is, of course, the birthplace of a Witch King.

Otto Dietmar Gustav von Utica, also known as Hercules, was the last monarch of Leitania and possibly the most powerful monarch in the entire history of Leitania. He was known as the man who had penetrated the essence of magic.

Who is the best in Originium skills? All is lost when seeing the Witch King. A tall tower is erected on the land, triggering a natural disaster to destroy the pioneers.

This was the evaluation made by the Yan State historian on his amazing performance in the Battle of the Four Emperors.

There is no exaggeration, just stating the facts. That is why it is even more amazing.

Unfortunately, for people living in modern times, the Witch King is a thing of the past. Under the rule of the Twin Queens, the shadow of the Witch King hanging over Leithania is gradually dissipating. Everything this legendary emperor did seems to have become a thing of the past. No one dares to mention his name anymore, and no one dares to study his legacy publicly. In order to avoid his influence, the Twin Queens even changed the name of Leithania's capital.

Trilinterme is the current name of this city, but as for what it was called in the past.

At least the records in the books have been erased. As for how long it will take for the impressions in people's minds to be erased, no one knows.

Anyway, in the minds of a group of people, this influence will last for a long time - they are called rebels against the existing order of Leithania, or the "remnants of the Witch King."

It's not easy for the Gemini Queens. For them, just hunting down the "Witch King's remnants" like Dongfang Chu all over the country is already very exhausting. And this land is not peaceful at all.

Lateran and Leitania were on good terms, and Leitania agreed to help out when Lateran convened the World Summit. But no one knew what Lateran had planned, and the summit was moved to Kjerag for unknown reasons.

This forced Liselotte Ivignard, the [Eternal Grace] who had originally planned to show up in person to increase her international influence, to give up the idea.

She did not want to leave Leithania too far, not only to prevent the [Witch King's remnants] from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, but also to be wary of her sister, [Ruthless Authority] Hildegard Helinmart, from seizing power.

It doesn’t matter whether Helinmart has this idea or not. What matters is that she thinks Helinmart may have this idea.

There are two suns in the sky, and two masters in a country. It is necessary to take precautions before they happen. Ivignard believes that her sister has made similar preparations.

But she really didn't expect that the Shelagh World Expo, which she didn't attend in person and was not the Lateran World Summit, would inexplicably give her a knife to stab her butt - she had a big eye opened!

Airships, isolation layers, and the suspected immortality technology of replacing the body with Originium. Which of these things would not be a treasure that would make Terra excited for a long time?

But Shelag showed them all at once. In fact, it was more than just a display. According to the news brought back by the envoys, their Prime Minister Ernst was planning to give each country that participated in the World Summit free airship technology and isolation layer information.

The generosity is unbelievable.

Ivignad had to admit that she regretted a little. She regretted not taking the trouble to go to Kjerag in person, to see with her own eyes what kind of person the leopard-headed snow leopard was, and to experience what kind of place Kjerag was.

After all, this operation is a bit too advanced on Terra.

In the words of the Terrans: Are you guys going to dig something up here?

In the words of Earthlings: closed, believing in God, suspected of possessing super high technology, and turning the world upside down with one move. Are you the Fallen Empire - Stagnation Holy Power?

But that's not all. The envoys also brought back another piece of news.

Casimir has taken the lead in joining the [International System] proposed by Kjerag. The Grand Knight of the Supervisory Council has planned to greatly expand the scale and format of Casimir's most popular knight competition, with the [International Games] as the latest goal, and invites the Terran countries to go to the Grand Knight Territory to participate in the event.

This is intriguing.

As a good neighbor of Casimir, the Queen of Leithania knew a little about the internal struggles within Casimir.

The strategy of nationalizing the Chamber of Commerce's signboard in a legitimate manner and making it impossible for the Chamber of Commerce to speak up to stop it, otherwise it would be labeled the party that "does not want to expand the chivalrous culture", is quite interesting.

However, the question is, why did Casimir incorporate this system into Kjerag's [Universal System]?

Could this have something to do with Kjerag?

Ivigna had several guesses in her mind. Given the greed and pride of the Casimir people, it would not be easy to get them to willingly do such a thing. Could it be that this plan was proposed by Shelagh?

If that were the case, it would make sense, but in this case, Ivignad's evaluation of Prime Minister Kjerag and his think tank would have to be raised to a higher level.

The leader of a closed country can put forward constructive suggestions on the problems of the Terra countries. They are well prepared.

Of course, this idea is just a guess at the moment.

It is also possible that the Casimir people simply wanted to take advantage of the popularity of the World Expo, so they deliberately asked Kjerag for such a label. It is just like OEM, there is no actual relationship, but it can be sold at a higher price and better quality.

If that's the case, then Ernst's vision is undoubtedly short-sighted. Although allowing OEM can quickly increase the influence of the [International System] in a short period of time, the cost is a decline in credibility. If it were Ivignad, she would never do such a thing.